China is toughening its examination of milk powder imported from New Zealand, according to the quality control watchdog, after revelations emerged on Tuesday of a criminal threat to contaminate some products with an agricultural poison. ...
Tags: Milk Powder, Raw Milk
Freedom Foods has reported a Net profit of $55.2 million for the first half of the 2015 financial year. However, the Net Profit figure was boosted by the inclusion of a post-tax fair value gain of $52.2 million from the gain on ...
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Australia based Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory (WCB) has agreed to acquire the everyday cheese business (EDC Business) of Lion-Dairy & Drinks (LDD), in a A$137.5m ($107.3m) deal. With this transaction, WCB will boost its ...
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Nestle Pakistan is now providing pasteurised fresh milk as part of a pilot project, seeking to establish a new segment in $23bn dairy market in the country. Bloomberg reported that the firm has been supplying the product to close to 100 ...
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Global dairy company Arla Foods has awarded a phase II process contract to SPX Corporation's Flow Food and Beverage business. The contract will require SPX to design and install a new processing system for Arla Foods' fresh milk dairy ...
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Billy Sims-China Food Group will export whole milk powder and skim milk powder to China, where the demand for US dairy products is increasing. Billy Sims-China Food Group is also developing a dairy plant in Michigan with an investment of ...
Tags: Milk Powder, skim-milk powder
The UK government is planning to introduce compulsory country of origin labeling for dairy products in order to support struggling dairy farmers. Dairy products including cheese, milk and yoghurt will feature the country of origin ...
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Egyptian private equity firm Qalaa Holdings is contemplating the sale of its fresh packaged milk producing firm Dina Farms. The potential sale is in line with Qalaa's plans to generate around $300m from exits in the medium term. The ...
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Fonterra expands with new plant in the Netherlands New Zealand-based dairy giant Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited (Fonterra) has commissioned its new dairy ingredients plant in Heerenveen, in the north of the Netherlands. The ...
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Bosch Packaging Technology is planning to reinforce its presence in the liquid food industry with the acquisition of Osgood Industries. Oldsmar, Florida-headquartered Osgood Industries produces fill- and seal equipment, including ...
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Scotland is planning to launch a dairy brand this year in order to boost its sales nationally and internationally. A detailed dairy action plan will be published by Scotland Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead. This will offer ...
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Yo You dairy company, owned by the Ningbo Group in China, is planning to build a milk processing plant in Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia. The company plans to increase its herd size almost twice and export over 10,000 liters of ...
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Blue River Dairy, a sheep milk powder producer in New Zealand, has divested its sheep milk processing plant in Invercargill to Blueriver Nutrition HK. The financial terms of the transaction, which has become effective 1 February, have ...
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American food and beverage company Dean Foods will halt operations at its Verifine Dairy plant in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, by the end of April this year. The Verifine Dairy fluid milk processing plant closure will result in 70 job cuts, ...
Tags: juices, teas, bottled water, Agriculture
The government of Oman has announced plans to set up a dairy firm with an investment of around OMR100m ($258.8m) to achieve self-sufficiency in dairy production and food security The proposed project is being promoted by state-owned ...
Tags: dairy production, food security, Agriculture